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Prince George numbers edging back up to pre-2008 levels Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com

Sometimes the easy numbers don’t tell the whole story. That’s the case when looking at the monthly building and development permit report given to city council. Looking at the June and July reports for this year is a case in point. The report for June 2012 showed the year-to-date building permits at $79.6 million, ahead of the same period for 2010 ($54.2 million) and 2011 ($35 million). In the report for July, 2010 ($105.3 million) had jumped ahead of 2012 ($89.4 million) and 2011 ($51.9 million) had closed the gap. So was July this year a bad year for the local construction industry? No, it was a question of a couple of big projects coming on line the two previous Julys. In July 2010, the $40-million building permit for the new cancer centre came on line, while in July 2011, the $11-million permit for Kordyban Lodge came in. “The bigger projects will have an impact on the numbers, but the total value of construction is still relevant,” said Donald Parent, the city’s manager of subdivision, infrastructure and building inspection. “It shows the investment being made in the community.”

One area he suggests looking at to see how much development is taking place is in single-family detached homes (SFD), especially the new permits. “Those are the houses that are being built, and they show how the community is being seen.” So far this year, there have been 72 news SFD building permits issued, compared with 86 to the same date in 2010 and 63 in 2011. While the numbers appear to be picking up for Prince George, Parent says it isn’t as high as he’s seen it. “2007 was the busiest year we had in the development department. That whole A lla n W ISHA RT/ Fre e Pre s s period of 2005, 2006 and Construction currently underway at the Burger King on Highway 16 is proceeding under 2007 was busy. Then came a building permit taken out in June. the credit crunch and things mit. show up in the numbers. slowed down everywhere. “There may be circumstances where “Not every building permit requires a “It does look like we’re starting to get development permit,” Parent says. “The someone gets a development permit, back to those levels.” Parent also made clear the difference Official Community Plan spells out what but then, maybe because of finances, is between building permits and devel- triggers the need for a development per- unable to get the building permit. “When they get the building permit, opment permits. Significant permits in mit.” As well, he says, not every develop- things are more likely to actually hapeither group are listed on the report to council, but only the building permits ment permit ends up as a building per- pen.”

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Bluewater civil suit continues

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Suit dates back to NT Air fire in 2009 Bluewater Business Systems has lost a bid to have a civil suit against it dismissed. Bluewater Business Systems had an office in the NT Air hangar that burned to the ground December 19, 2009. Central Mountain Air and Northern Thunderbird Inc., doing business as NT Air, launched a civil suit against Paul J. Klotz of PGBC Consulting Group (Bluewater Business Systems), the City of Prince George, Prince George Airport Authority, Joe Martin and Sons Ltd., 623328 British Columbia Ltd. Leslie Joseph Martin, George Roderick Martin, and Brian Kirk Martin personally and in their capacity

as guardian and curator for Vernon Michael Martin, on October 3, 2011. Vernon Martin disappeared following the hanger fire. No human remains were ever found in the ashes of the fire and Vernon Martin is officially listed as missing. Klotz has argued that there is no reasonable cause for the civil suit and there are “no material facts in the notice of civil claim that support any claim in negligence against the applicant. He also argues that he has provided affidavit evidence to support his position that there is no negligence on his part with regard to this fire,” according to Judge Ron

Tindale’s ruling on the matter. The city is also opposing dismissing the suit, even though it is named as a defendant, citing that there has not been any examinations for discovery. Tindale stated that there is evidence to suggest that the fire started in the office of Bluewater Business Systems. “In the circumstances of this case it would be unjust to grant the applicant’s application without giving the plaintiffs (NT Air) any opportunity to conduct examinations for discovery or obtain any discovery of documents,” Tindale said in his ruling.

YOUR CITY MATTERS August 24, 2012

COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS MEETINGS

“National Big Brothers Big Sisters Awareness Month”, Sexual Violence Awareness Month” and “Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the Cure Month”.

Regular Council Meeting Monday, August 27th Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

JOB POSTINGS:

along Pacific Street there will be a full road closure of Pacific Street from Peterbilt (6333 Pacific St) to Sintich Road with a detour to the Danson Industrial Subdivision by way of Hwy 97 and Sintich Road. The access from Continental Way to Pacific St will be closed as required during the construction of the section that crosses Continental Way. Colmar construction will post signs in advance of the closures.

Aquatic Maintenance Worker Regular Part Time 12/040 - closing August 31st @ 5:00 pm

Contacts: Ron Stewart, Colmar Construction Ltd. 250-809-2407

September 7 & 8, 2012 is “YMCA Champions Hockey Weekend Encouraging Health and Wellness”.

Standing Committee on Finance and Audit Monday, August 27th – 12:00 p.m.

Assistant Manager, Assets (Exempt) 12/054 – closing August 31st @ 5:00 pm Court Administrator, Regular Part Time 12/055 – closing August 31st @ 5:00 pm Aquatic Cashiers (3 positions) Irregular Part Time 12/056 - closing September 4th @ 5:00 pm

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Advisory Committee on Development Design Wednesday, August 29th - 12:00 p.m.

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DISTRICT ENERGY Project Summary: Installation of the second phase of the district energy system to tie into the new RCMP building beginning from 6th Ave and Quebec St, up 5th Ave and across Victoria Street.

P12-07 - Fraser River Bench Lands – Outfall Remediation Closing Date: August 30, 2012

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are available for the public.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE: The city is accepting applications for Membership on the Advisory Committee on Enhancing PG. Applications and are available on the City’s web page www.city.pg.bc.ca, or may be picked up at the 5th Floor of City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard. For further information or to have an application form mailed to you, please call 250-561-7602. Deadline for Applications is 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 7, 2012.

E12-02 Kin I Enhancement Project – Retail Space Closing Date: September 6, 2012 For information concerning City of Prince George bidding opportunities visit BC Bid at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca

BOUNDARY RD SANITARY MAIN EXTENSION Project Summary: Installation of a sanitary sewer main from intersection of Hwy 97 South and Boundary Rd to the sanitary lift station in the BCR Industrial Subdivision to tie the new Boundary Rd development into our existing sewer system. Contractor: Colmar Construction Ltd

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Construction dates: July 2012 – October 2012

September 2012 is “United Way Month”,

Traffic Disruptions: During the installation

Contractor: City of PG Construction dates: July 2012 – September 2012 Traffic Disruptions: Street closures will be along the alignment as construction progresses

Ted Stern holds up a boar, one of the 3D targets he and other archers will be taking aim at during the BC Seniors Games, which run until Saturday in Burnaby.

MLA Rustad runs again The BC Liberal Party is continuing its candidate selection process and they will have a trio of incumbents will be seeking re-election in the spring. Bill Bennett, Pat Pimm and John Rustad are all seeking re-election. The three sitting MLAs will each have nomination meetings in their ridings over the next few weeks. Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, first elected in 2005, looks forward to continuing to work hard to represent the people in the riding of Nechako Lakes. “The next election will be a choice between a government that manages the economy and supports job growth, and an NDP opposition who want to raise your taxes and drive businesses out of the province,” said Rustad, in a press release. Rustad recently chaired a report by the Special Committee on Timber Supply that offered 22 recommendations on how to increase mid-term timber supply in B.C.’s central interior. The Nechako Lakes riding nomination meeting will be on September 8. Bennett, the MLA for Kootenay East, was first elected in 2001, earning re-election in 2005 and 2009. Bennett is looking forward to another campaign, this time under the leadership of Premier Christy Clark.

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Principals’ list set for new year

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Prince George students at some schools will have someone new in the principal’s chair when they return to classes next month. In the case of students at Vanway Elementary, that person is someone they have already seen. Bruce Wiebe retired partway through the 2011-12 school year, with Garry Wadson taking over the reins, a position he will be in when the new school year starts. There are also a pair of principals who, again, will have responsibility for two

schools. Dan Watt school.” The only change at will continue to act as principal for both the secondary-school level sees JusBuckhorn tin Hawkins and Hixon taking over for elementaAnita Richardries, while son at MackenLori Dennill zie. moves from At elemenMorfee Eletary schools in mentary to It’s a system the district, Jill take on dual we’ve used Jackson takes responisbili- before. The over at Blackties at Black- principals burn, Anne burn and will have a schedule Smith is now Giscome. at Heritage, “It’s a set for when s y s t e m they will be at Martin Dugan we’ve used each school.” is at Morfee, - Brian Joyce Willows before,” Pepper is at Pineview, says superRob Larson is intendent Brian Pepper. “The at Pinewood, Deanna principals will have a Hood is at Quinson schedule set for when and Deb Kaban is at they will be at each Van Bien.

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As the winter games approach, city residents will see flags flying and banners unfurled in anticipation of the event. Some of those banners will be hoisted on the Canada Winter Games office and they will be larger and stay affixed longer than what was allowed in the past. Mike Davis, Canada Winter Games 2015 communications director, visited city council at Monday’s meeting to represent the organization during a public hearing

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requesting a variance on the current bylaw regarding the size and length of time banners can be displayed. A public hearing is part of the process whenever a request is made to vary a bylaw. Council voted unanimously to allow the Canada Winter Games office to increase the time a banner is up from 30 days per calendar year to 365 days per calendar year, and to increase the maximum number of banners per business from one to six per calendar year.

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more of the stolen cash was in a garbage bin at the motel. An officer conducted a thorough search of the garbage bin and recovered approximately $1,150 in American currency. All the cash was returned to the victim who was described by officers as being “ecstatic”. He stated that the return of the money “changed his family’s life.” At the time of the theft, the 44-year-old business owner was in the process of relocating his family from Juneau, Alaska to Idaho. The suspect has been held in custody on charges related to a break and enter from earlier in August. The investigation into this property

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On Aug. 17 the Prince George RCMP received a report of a theft of a significant amount of cash from a motor vehicle parked downtown. At approximately 8 a.m., officers attended a parking lot near the corner of George Street and Fifth Avenue and met with the complainant, an American citizen traveling through Canada from Alaska. The man had parked his pickup truck in the lot overnight, while passing through Prince George. Sometime during the night, the vehicle was broken into and, among other things, nearly $50,000 in American currency was taken. The Prince George RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team was put on the case. Evidence left at the scene provided a starting point for the investigators, which eventually lead to the identification of a suspect. At approximately 8 p.m. the same day, they members attended a local motel where the suspect was located and arrested. Search of the room found more than $44,000 in American currency. Additional information was obtained that

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offence is continuing. “This is a good news story that could have easily been a disheartening one,” said Cpl. Craig Douglass in a press release. “The outstanding work of our Crime Reduction Team is the reason why an American guest to our community left with a smile on his face instead on an empty wallet.” The Prince George RCMP would like to remind the public that leaving anything of value in a vehicle is risky. Thieves will often do whatever it takes to access and steal anything of value including loose change, electronic equipment, and all terrain vehicles (ATVs). For more information on how to protect yourself from property crime, go to www.princegeorge.rcmp.ca. If you have any information about property-related criminal offences in Prince George, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword “pgtips”.

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Women keep the First Litre hopping

â&#x2013; LIFE IN THE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HOOD

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The VLA, or the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to most Prince George residents, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that different from many other areas of town. Most of the homes within it are nicely groomed, owned by locals who care enough to ensure their yards are as pristine as their houses. However, interspersed among them are many rental units, ones that are generally less expensive to occupy than those in other neighbourhoods. And a portion of these are inhabited by tenants who let the grass grow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sometimes around an abandoned car or two that slowly bleeds rust as they rot. Very visible, you often see a portion of these people wandering around in public, some pushing grocery carts, others gathering in shadowed areas to share a bottle and others obviously high on something other than liquor. Some can come off as aggressive, or at other times pitiful as they stand in front of local businesses, pleading as you pass for a dollar or two, or perhaps a cigarette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We treat everyone with respect, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow bums or drug dealers in here,â&#x20AC;? Kristel Muir, who has been a bartender/cook/karaoke DJ at the First Litre Party Shack for going on four years, says. Bubbly, with a ready smile that steals across her face like sunshine, she isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the kind of person you might expect to find filling glasses in a pub located smack dab in the middle of the VLA, but that is exactly what she does. Cheryl McClintock calls Muir her good right arm. McClintock manages the Litre, and she says she loves the job as well, especially because of the regulars who make it a joy to work there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been the manager here for about two months. I started out as a part-time cook in February,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a typical day Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come in and set everything up, especially kitchen-wise, and make sure everything is fully stocked and clean. We open at 10 a.m. and our regulars will come in, between six and 10 or

11 people, and we joke around with them. They always make every day start good.â&#x20AC;? Lunch rush begins about 11 and lasts until 1:30 or so. During the day, Muir says, the Litre is like any laid-back pub. The music is hushed, conversation hums and the waitresses take orders for a variety of food, from prawns to burgers. Evenings are different. The music is louder, she said, with more of a club atmosphere. Day or evening, neither Muir nor McClintock are nervous, women working in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, slinging beer and jokes as a variety of customers stop by for a bit of relaxation and fun in what both describe as a place brimming with a friendly atmosphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The odd time someone comes in you have to keep under control,â&#x20AC;? Muir said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we have an excellent staff,â&#x20AC;? McClintock added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plus we have security. And the regulars always have our back.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This place is like a home away from home for the regulars,â&#x20AC;? Muir said. In fact one of Muirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst days at the Litre involves one of the regulars. The gentleman had either a stroke or heart attack while in the bar. Other patrons dived in to help the man while 9-1-1 paramedics were called. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A couple of our regulars work at the hospital, so they kept us updated on his progress,â&#x20AC;? McClintock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When something like that happens, it really hits close to home,â&#x20AC;? Muir said. On another occasion there was an attempted stabbing in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s washroom when one regular, for an unknown reason, took after another. However, no one even knew about the incident until several days later. When McClintock was made aware of what happened, she banned the aggressor from the pub for life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guy who did the stabbing was banned for life,â&#x20AC;? McClintock said. Such incidents, though rare, do happen. But, according to both McClintock and Muir, they are far more rare at the Litre than other places. McClintock cut

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Though the Predator looms overhead like a hungry beast, beauties Kristel Muir and Cheryl McClintock know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing to fear at the First Litre Party Shack. her teeth as a barmaid at the PG Hotel, a place she said was far more raucous, drawing in large groups of rowdy customers who were often a handful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a lot worse there. It was a dance/party atmosphere. Here we have a lot of karaoke nights, or poker. Every month thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a theme night. The September long weekend weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having a beach party. In October it will be a Halloween night. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably have a cowboy night soon, where everyone comes in western dress.â&#x20AC;? Muir said the first week she was in the city she visited a

downtown bar and found out someone had been stabbed while within it and was laying, bleeding, outside. The Litre, she said, is different. Even though, like anywhere, there is an occasional bit of trouble, for the most part itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a regular friendly pub. She says, and McClintock agrees, that most of the reputation it carries comes strictly from its location in the heart of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to make it a place older people can come to and enjoy themselves,â&#x20AC;? McClintock said. This, she added, means get-

ting the word out there that it is a good place to have fun, a place where dealers and miscreants are asked to leave as soon as someone notes their activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do have beggars outside sometimes,â&#x20AC;? McClintock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ask them to leave the property. If they are caught, then they are kicked off the property. The bottom line is we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow anything to go on here. We have a good staff that supervise well.â&#x20AC;? And, she reiterated, the regulars help with that as well, policing the pub like they would their own living rooms. Muirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best memory of working at the Litre involves the patrons of the place. She had to work a double on a day when she was not only tired, but hung over as well. Putting her best smile in place, she ran out orders during the busy Sunday evening shift, silently wondering why so many people had to come in during a time thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually quiet on a day she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feeling up to par. Sometime during the evening she spilled her tray and her float scattered all over the pub, paper money and coins flying everywhere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a scramble,â&#x20AC;? she remembers saying. And it was. Regulars along with patrons sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never met before dived for the money, gathering the bills up as she watched. And then they returned the money. Some even passed her the odd handful of coins when they left that evening, saying theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d found them on the floor so they must be hers. Telling the story, Muir gets a little emotional, smiling as she swipes her eyes clear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love my job,â&#x20AC;? McClintock adds as she hauls a load of empty boxes into the back. She too is grinning, and her excitement for her next shift is palpable. She calls a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;helloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to a gentleman who wanders inside, exchanges pleasantries about mutual interests and children. Nearing the end of her shift, she says her goodbyes. Tomorrow she will return and make her way through her daily routine, which never becomes bland or boring thanks to the patrons she serves.

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ity council’s decision to not appeal the court ruling on the Haldi Road school rezoning is, under the circumstances, the right thing to do. This issue has been extremely divisive for the community and, rightly or wrongly, smacked of the “fix is in” from the get-go. For city council to continue flogging this case would only serve to reignite the destructive and mean-spirited debate … from all sides of the issue. Which is too bad. The proposed facility, which would have helped women recover from addictions issues, is desperately needed in this community. It’s extremely regrettable that the debate often centered around who was proposing it rather than the merits of the facility. Locating such a facility in the old school on Haldi Road is as good a location as any. However, given the acrimonious debate, council is wise to let the matter sit. The ball is now back in the hands of the proponents, who are reviewing the ruling and deciding what course of action they may now want to pursue. It may be as simple as applying to change the city’s Official Community Plan, which the judge in the case ruled was contravened when council OK’d the rezoning for the property. The case is certainly a wake-up call for the city. One of the long-standing jokes about official community plans is that they are, essentially, meaningless since councils often change them to suit the needs of the day rather than stick to their own long-range planning. Councils often look at official community plans as a guide rather than a legal document that they should follow. The Haldi Road issue is a stark reminder that it is the latter. This issue is peculiar, though, in that often when developers seek a rezoning that requires a change to the official community plan, they apply for that change as well. That wasn’t done in this case and, had it been, the court case likely would have gone nowhere. Regardless of whether the proponents continue to pursue the Haldi Road school site or not, we sincerely hope they do not abandon their plans to build such a facility in Prince George. It’s the women who will benefit from such a facility who will be the losers should this be the end.

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and holidays. You can fight city hall and win. A recovery centre would see traffic flow from staff The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled in coming and going, delivery vehicles and many others favour of the Haldi Road residents and against the having business with a facility. It would detract from City of Prince George. the rural lifestyle that the residents had willingly paid The case resulted from the rezoning of the property a premium to enjoy. where old Haldi Lake School is situated to allow a The Haldi issue is an excellent illustration of the treatment centre for women to operate on that site. city playing bully. Council appeared to simply ignore The whole process was rather a mess. the wishes of the residents in the area and went along The proposers of the home did make an effort at with the flawed rezoning strategy the neighbourhood meetings but the subtle administration tried to get away with. message most Haldi Road residents Perhaps administration thought no one received was that it is a done deal so would go to the risk and expense to chaldon’t fight it. Frankly it increased and lenge what was a flawed decision. firmed up opposition to the rezoning of It raises some questions: Who is runthe property. Onside ning the city? Do council members simply The Haldi Road area is a rural subdiVICTORBOWMAN follow the instructions of administration? vision with large lots. Property holders Were discussions held off the record by provide their own water and sewer and, councillors? Did the applicant have a promoter on like everyone, pay for garbage pickup. The capital costs and operating costs of providing their own water council? Why did several councillors appear to have their mind made up before the public hearing? and sewage systems are considerably higher than What influenced councillors? Will your neighbourwhat city dwellers pay for the same services. When hood be the next victim? Councillor Brian Skakum, there is a problem, a resident has to find their own former councillor Don Basserman and new councillor solution and it is more than just a call to the city to fix the problem. There are no tax breaks and everyone liv- Lynn Hall were the only council members that quesing in a rural subdivision shares the same concern and tioned the proposed rezoning. The message to the current council from the comsometime disgust with the city at tax time. munity is to get a grip on what is happening in our The rezoning application described the property city. Taxpayers cannot be happy with the squandering as a vacant former elementary school. In reality, the of our tax dollars on hiring costly Vancouver lawyers property had been purchased and converted to a resito defend inappropriate decisions. dence. To convert the old school into a residence, the Keep the water flowing, make sure the sewage purchaser had to get the property rezoned to Rural keeps rolling downhill, repair and refurbish our Residential. streets, and plow the snow. Then if you have time There is a large difference between a school and and funds left over after taking care of the fundathe proposed use. A school has far less impact on the mental needs of the community then by all means neighbours than the recovery centre would. There is consider those other things you do now. Get a bang some increased traffic in the morning and in the afterfor our buck and quit wasting time and our money on noon with a school, but it is light and of short duration. There is no traffic with a school during weekends defending your mistakes. Circulation Manager ....................... Heather Trenaman Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504

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City throws money away on Haldi Road

Editor: Once again our City has shown itself to be “penny wise, pound foolish”. I refer to the costs incurred in the recent Haldi Road matter. According to reports, the City deferred its decision to the then planner, Dan Milburn. Mr. Milburn was, of course, the Director of Planning and Development. He is an expert in planning and such matters. He is not a lawyer. This is only the last of such examples where the City’s lack of a retained municipal solicitor has cost the City money. A planner is no more a lawyer than a lawyer is

a planner; the disciplines are distinct and different. When one wishes a planning decision, go to a planner who is trained to give an expert opinion. One does not go to a planner for legal advice as appears to have happened again here. The writer speaks from some experience. In times past – I am long retired – I was chair of the Municipal Law Subsection of the B.C. Bar. At that time Prince George did have an experienced municipal law lawyer who regularly attended our meetings. Municipal law is a specialty like criminal law, tax law or a myriad of

other legal specialities. Those specialists would have produced an opinion based on the law ,not on planning. A municipal solicitor tries not only to give winning advice to his client, he also attempts to keep his client out of legal debacles that are costly, win or lose. When the law appears uncertain, err on the side of caution to limit legal costs. A city such as Prince George does not need a full-time lawyer. It does need a specialist in municipal law to avoid costly mistakes. Now the whole messy matter must start again, expensive for both sides of the dispute.

The city has only itself to blame. One would hope that the several bad experiences of the past would

have prompted our council to obtain the services of a specialist and not to rely upon the opinions of

butchers, bakers or even planners in respect of legal matters. Willow C. Arune, LL.B.

SATURDAY IN THE PARK

ICBC still mismanaged

The Liberals have completely mishandled ICBC, and the proof came on Thursday, when a review showed the company has been hiring boatloads of senior managers and paying them more each year – with the government apparently oblivious to this fact. There are 32 per cent more managers than in 2007, and they are paid (as a group) 70 per cent more than managers received in 2007. Fifty-four of them made more than $200,000 each in 2011. The Liberals insisted, on taking office in 2001, that ICBC didn’t need to be privatized, nor did there need to be complete competition in the auto insurance sector. They merged ICBC operations with the motor vehicle branch, and had ICBC contribute to policing initiatives, and thus thoroughly muddled it with legitimate government activities. This has made it very dif-

ficult to unwind ICBC, the insurance company, from ICBC, the public policy arm. They have also insisted, especially in recent years, that substantial dividends from ICBC go back to the shareholder – the government. This means that all ICBC customers, and that’s everyone who owns a vehicle, are paying additional insurance premiums to boost government revenues. This is not a commercial transaction – it’s a tax grab, hidden in the guise of insurance costs. The government has now, very belatedly, said ICBC meeds to cut its management costs and manager compensation. This comes just after ICBC has boosted insurance rates by 11.2 per cent. Government mismanagement at its finest. – Langley Times

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Knowing when the time is right to walk away Building a business is like growing a Not all business ventures are destined garden. You start with a glorious vision to succeed. of success. You imagine your garden in Looking back on failed business full bloom, nurture the plants you want cases, it’s easy to pinpoint when owners to thrive, and weed out everything else. should have closed the doors. Yet, when As a start-up, you might entrenched in a bad situaenvision bounteous cash flow tion, it’s difficult to know and an avalanche of net profits. exactly when to walk away Or you could aspire to other from a product, a service, or Boudreau Biz successful outcomes, such as a business. DANBOUDREAU the quality of your life or the Statistics show that a high freedom to work at something percentage of business startyou love. Like gardeners, business ownups will be faced with deciding whether or not to quit within the first three to five ers pour energy into creating good outcomes, while continually thinning out years, the highest mortality rates being the bad stuff. businesses with revenues under $30,000. Thankfully, businesses succeed enough According to one source (Ibid), of busiof the time to inspire more and more nesses started in 2001 with revenues entrepreneurs to leap into the fracas. less than $30,000, 55.0 percent survived However, when things go wrong, how after three years and only 36.1 percent are hard-driving, hell-bent-for-success survived after five years. This means business owners to know just when to that 63.9 percent of businesses faced the throw in the towel? After all, quitting chopping block somewhere along the conflicts with an entrepreneur’s instincpath.

tive need to be tenacious. Here are a few red flags that might indicate that it’s time to walk away from your business. You’re Bleeding Money. Business owners should always be concerned when money goes out faster than it comes in. You’re Losing Energy. Burnout is always a factor when a business is going down. If you’re at the epicentre of a huge energy drain, it may be time to stop the insanity and wrap it up. You’ve Stopped Enjoying Your Business. It’s common for the owner of a troubled business to lose interest and want to get away from it. You’re Not Enjoying the People You Deal With. For some, an important benefit of owning a business is enjoying the people you interact with each day. If you stop enjoying your tribe, it may be time to find a new tribe or get into a different business. Your Customers Are Unhappy. Cus-

tomer satisfaction is a top goal for any successful business. If your customers are not satisfied, you need to determine why and fix the problems fast. Failing that, consider making changes to your products, services, or people. Your Business is Draining Your Team. Are those around you burning out? Are you spending all of your time away from home? Calling it quits can be as much for your team as for you. Your Instincts Are Telling You To Quit. The good old gut feeling is usually right. If your instincts are howling at you to stop the pain, it may be time to wrap it up. While the points above are food for the struggling business owner’s cluttered brain, one thing is certain: the matter of quitting is a personal decision that can only be made by the person with his or her assets on the line. Dan Boudreau owns RiskBuster Business Plan Oasis and Blog at www.riskbuster.com.

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Though most areas within city limits have public transit available, Blackburn Road has never had city busing as an option. Karen Matthews, a long time resident of the area, argues that residents of Blackburn Road are within city limits and thus pay municipal taxes just like residents of College Heights or those who live on the Hart Highway and consequently should enjoy all the same services other taxpayers do, including available public transit. Matthews, who has transported her daughters into the city for college, says she pays about $300 a month extra in fuel to do this. Though both her children are now graduates, she added that it would be nice for parents facing the same transportation issues to have an option. David Bradshaw, the supervisor of transit at the city, said that is just what may happen, though the timeline of such an improvement is uncertain. Bradshaw said transit is currently working on a 25-yearplan, and people who’ve attended stakeholder meetings about the future of city transit have discussed the need for Blackburn and that area to be

included within city routes. He said another meeting will take place this September. Following that, a draft of the 25-year-plan will be completed, then presented to council in the spring. This means, depending on a number of factors like interest, ridership and the current construction of Boundary Road, Blackburn may be getting some form of public transit sometime after that, though he can’t say exactly when. Blackburn Road, Bradshaw confirmed, is within city limits. Stakeholders have expressed interest about routes in that area as well as rural areas not within city limits, like parts of Pineview and Beaverly. “We are looking at expansion within rural areas. This is something else that will be addressed in the 25-year-plan,” Bradshaw said. Currently transit runs from the bowl up the Hart Highway to an exchange at the Hart mall. There is a fixed route along North Nechako Road up as far north as just past the Chief Lake Road intersection. College Heights, Bradshaw said, has good coverage. There is service in the lower part of College Heights including the St. Lawrence and Southridge areas, plus a school special that goes as far as Haldi Road. There is another regular route

that travels as far as the Bon Voyage. “We did hear that from a number of people during our open houses and at our transit future bus on Canada Day that people want service in Blackburn. When it happens, though, it may not be a full complement daily service with hourly frequency. We will look at what kind of development there is out there, taking into account population and census information, deciding what the ridership would look like. If something comes out of it, there may be a morning and evening route which will take people to school and work,” he said. “Through all the years of transit in Prince George I’m not aware there was ever a route to Blackburn. The entire population for Blackburn is probably under 2,000 people, but it is an area we will be looking at. It may lead to a fixed route or we may introduce service by going out morning and evening,” he said. The other component that may drive a route is the development of Boundary Road. He said a route servicing Boundary Road. may travel through the industrial and BCR areas with connections or shuttles into the airport, and a route of that to service Blackburn.

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In Provincial Court in ing a peace officer and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Prince George on May 28: Elijah J. Massettoe was James W. Shanoss was found guilty of two counts found guilty of two counts of failing to comof failing to Free Press ply with a procomply with bation order and a condition sentenced to 19 of an underdays in jail. taking and Zachary R. sentenced to Roy was found eight days in guilty of break and enter jail. In Provincial Court in and placed on probation for two years. Roy was also Prince George on May 29: Dustin Briscoe was found guilty of failing to found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of comply with a probation an undertaking or recogniorder, sentenced to nine zance and sentenced to one days in jail and placed on day in jail. Damian J. Massettoe was probation for one year. Jeremy L. Felix was found guilty of failing to found guilty of robbery comply with a condition of and assault, given a con- an undertaking or recogditional sentence of two nizance and sentenced to years less a day, placed on two days in jail. Gregory S. Saugstad was probation for two years and assessed a victim surfound guilty of possession charge of $100. Felix was of stolen property with a also found guilty of theft value less than $5,000, senof property with a value tenced to one day in jail less than $5,000, given a and assessed a victim surconditional sentence of charge of $50. In Provincial Court in three months, placed on probation for two years Prince George on May 30: Anthony D. Jackson was and assessed a victim surfound guilty of failing to charge of $100. Jesse D. Lockhart was comply with a probation found guilty of assault order and sentenced to one causing bodily harm, sen- day in jail. Alvaro J. Dacosta was tenced to 45 days in jail and placed on probation found guilty of assault, for one year. Lockhart was placed on probation for 18 also found guilty of resist- months and assessed a vic-

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tim surcharge of $50. Keven M. Hickson was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while impaired, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year. Sherrie L. Parrish was found guilty of operat-

ing a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, sentenced to 120 days in jail and prohibited from driving for three years. Wayne M. Prince was found guilty of four counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 29 days in jail.

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Trevor S. Royer was found guilty of driving while prohibited, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year. Bradley M.P. Waghorn was found guilty of two counts of theft of prop-

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erty with a value less than $5,000 and placed on probation for 18 months. In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 31: Justin L. Pierre was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 60 days in jail.

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The Taste Pavilion was the focus of many of those attending Summerfest in downtown Prince George on Sunday.

Cops for Cancer Tour de North 2012

19 member Riders of the RCMP from around North Region, 1 representative Rider from BCAS, and 2 community Riders from Prince George made a commitment to the Canadian Cancer Society in February of this year to train over 1500 kilometers and fundraise a minimum of $3000 each ($6000 each for the Community Riders) in order to be able to take part in the Tour de North bicycle ride from Prince George to Prince Rupert on September 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20. Their lives have been consumed with this commitment in the past four months and the Riders are three weeks away from the date of departure. Why do they do it? They are committed to helping the Canadian Cancer Society help children and families going

through cancer. Funds raised go to specific pediatric cancer research and support programs for the families such as: financial aid, cancer information services (1-888939-3333), and Camp Goodtimes (www.campgoodtimes.org). Several families/children in the north have attended Camp Goodtimes this summer and have come home with huge smiles on their faces from their experiences. If you would like to help the Tour de North team in achieving their goal of $260,000 this year, please donate for the kids at www.copsforcancerbc. ca and click on Tour de North! If you have any questions about this project, please contact Erin Reynolds, Tour de North Coordinator at 250-5640885 x.108 or ereynolds@ bc.cancer.ca

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Klusmeier and his music helps the hungry TERESA MALLAM arts@pgfreepress.com

Church musician and composer Ron Klusmeier is about to retire, not from music – not ever – but from the rigours of touring. He told the Free Press Wednesday that his almost one-year-long (August 2012 to June 2013) Tour of a Lifetime has a true focus, one that is not on him or his music. Rather, he hopes to inspire people into action helping those in the world who are far less fortunate. “Our goal on this tour – my last tour – is through music to raise money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. We want to inspire people to help those who are hungry.” After 40 years of touring, visiting over 2,000 churches in every province in Canada and 49 of 50 U.S. states sharing his music, it took only one visit to Ethiopia this year to convince Klusmeier he wanted to help his global family. He joined Canadian Foodgrains Bank, an organization made up of 15 churches and church agencies representing 32 denominations with one common goal – to end global hunger. Klusmeier says his experience in Ethiopia left him with mixed emotions. “I was torn in every direction. It was a humbling experience. It was awful; it was wonderful. Awful to see people living in such poverty; wonderful to see people who have so little, so willing to give what they had. I spent 10 days in Ethiopia, two days in the city, the rest of the time in remote areas where I saw first-hand the incredible effects of AIDS [a disease]

which is somewhat off our radar.” The sight of orphaned children suffering was especially hard, he said. “There were children who, because their parents had died of AIDS, were now the head of the household, looking after their family members, all of them living in squalor.” Where there is poverty, formal education suffers, he noted. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, with help from local social services, provides programs that enable the eldest child in each povertystricken family to be tutored so they can teach other members of their family. “The need is too great, the families are too large, to do it any other way,” said Klusmeier, who also noted that hunger has been reduced significantly over the 30 years that this organization has been involved. Canada’s role through CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) has also been very helpful. “There is wonderful work happening there,” he said. The Tour of a Lifetime will be in Prince George at the Knox United Church on August 29. Besides the concert, which includes background images taken of the people in Ethiopia, Klusmeier will be conducting a free workshop. Since 1971, the composer/arranger has devoted himself to music and arts as a full-time ministry. His life’s goal has been for “justice, peace and showing compassion for people in need.” Most of his career has been spent with the United Church of Canada (three years as its National Music Ambassador.) HowTe re s a M A LLA M / Fre e Pre s s

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The memory never fades. Ten years ago, in September, Laura Hansenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Ed Cutway, 62, died of lung cancer. His eight-year battle with the disease ended peacefully at Prince George Rotary Hospice House with family by his side. On September 15, Hansen, who owns Lavender â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Procurer

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of Finery, is planning a fundraiser for Hospice called: Girlfriends Who Care. The event takes place at the Coast Inn of the North and features sumptuous desserts, fashion show, draws, exciting prizes and 25 shopping and interactive booths. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always wanted to give back to Hospice House,â&#x20AC;? said Hansen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had done volunteer work with them even before my dad passed away so I knew about the work they did there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they had a special â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; event I helped with.â&#x20AC;? The decision to have loved ones spend their final days in a setting that is away from the hospital is one that many families face, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad was sick for a long time. Sadly, his lung cancer spread to his brain so towards the last stages of his life, it was good to have people at Hospice House who could be there for him as well as our family members. They took such wonderful care of him.â&#x20AC;? Hansen says the end of life care included respect for the entire family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What impressed me most was if you asked for help, they were there but they also respect your privacy and give you your time alone. My sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandmother died there too, so we shared that journey again.â&#x20AC;? Busy this week looking for sponsors and planning events around Girlfriends Who Care evening, Hansen says she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but smile thinking how much her father

would have enjoyed the evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad loved desserts, so he would be tickled pink to know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m putting together a fundraising event with women and desserts.â&#x20AC;? Highlights of the evening include a fashion show featuring stylish garments from Butterfly Threads, Vanilla Clothing, Shhhh, and Body Elements. Hospice Society executive director Donalda Carson will give an inspirational talk. There will be lots to do at interactive booths â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a few surprises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janice Parker will be painting a piece during the evening and people can buy tickets for a draw to win the painting. Wendy Young will be demonstrating her glasswork technique, Chef Cindy Klassen will be helping guests make sugared flowers, Miss Loreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Esthetics will be giving mini-manicures.â&#x20AC;? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more, says Hansen, who is still looking for local sponsors to help make this first-time event a success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be just a fun evening with delicious desserts and lots to do at the booths. I want to make this an annual event,â&#x20AC;? she said. The Girlfriends Who Care fundraiser to support Prince George Rotary Hospice House will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at Coast Inn of the North. The event begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at Lavender, 1483 Third Ave., and Vanilla Clothing at Coast Inn of the North.

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The participants in the Double Mac Farms Farm Camp crowd into the window in the loft of the 1940s barn at the farm. The children, ages six to 12 years old, spent Monday to Thursday last week learning about life on the farm, including doing chores and going for daily horseback rides.

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When he gets on his bike Saturday, Gurdeep Powar will not just be out for a ride. He will be riding in memory of his mother, Charn, who passed away in 1973 after a battle with stomach cancer. Powar and about 20 other local cyclists will make their way Saturday at 8 a.m. from the Sikh Temple on Davis Road to Purden Lake. They will also make the return trip by bike. The trek is in support of the Kordyban Cancer Lodge, which is currently under construction in Prince George. This is the third annual Punjabi Canadian Senior Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bikeathon for Charity and the group is still looking for sponsors to help them achieve their financial goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we raised about $5,000 for the Kordyban Lodge, so of course this year we would like to raise even more,â&#x20AC;? said Powar who, along with Balvinder Deo, is one of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers. Anyone interested in making pledges for Powar or his Bikeathon for Charity team members can phone 250-5643816 or 250-552-3816. Cheques are made payable to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

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Gurdeep Powar with a pledge form that he hopes to fill for the Punjabi Canadian Senior Society Bikeathon for Charity on Saturday. The bikers hope to raise over $5,000 for the Kordyban Cancer Lodge.

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plays everything from folk to rock, jazz to punk, solo projects. It is the glue that binds. No one knows that and experimental music, he has a special place in better than the local musicians who make up The his heart for the group he describes as a rollicking livewire of a folk ensemble. Cottonweeds. The Cottonweeds now includes Singer-guitarist Jeremy Stewart Free Press Lloyd Larsen who plays upright says finding a good fit for a band bass and anything else with is not so much about recruiting strings, Case Lettinga, veteran of band members as it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;redisCottonweeds drum and bugle corps and gifted coveringâ&#x20AC;? musicians who make At Artspace improviser, drummer Justin Ardmagic every time they play gigs (above Books & Co.) ing who has played and toured or jam together in a basement. September 14 and 15 with several bands, Jim Sayle who â&#x20AC;&#x153;A group of people find themDoors open 7:30 p.m. plays fiddle with the group when selves working together on the Show starts 8 p.m. heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not playing with Out of Alba, same projects, over and over â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tickets $15 at the door and Peter Stevenson, a cool saxodespite the years and the changes or in advance at Books & Company phonist who joins the band fresh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and finally they have to look at off playing keyboard for The Proit and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something ducers. special about this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? The band will bring local audiences two nights For Stewart and folksinger, accordionist, recording artist Raghu Lokanathan, The Cotton- of Americana folk songs, breakneck polkas, hillweeds is the band they return to over and over. billy rock and swinginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spirituals equally suitIt began as a duo in 2005 and although Stewart able for listening or dancing.

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ever his music has been included in hymnbooks of United, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist and other churches. His music has also been part of every assembly of the World Council of Churches since the Fifth Assembly in Nairobi Kenya in 1975. It all began with a piano. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of the black sheep in my family in the sense that no one else performed music. When I was seven, I asked my parents for piano lessons and on my eighth birthday, I was presented with an old upright piano. I studied formally but I found that music just flowed naturally from me. Writing (music) itself comes quickly and easily to me.â&#x20AC;? Indeed, Klusmeier has composed over 600 hymns, many

of his melodies have become â&#x20AC;&#x153;standardsâ&#x20AC;? in Christian worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Praise to the Lord, Deep in Our Hearts, Stay with Us, Worship the Lord, Give to Us Laughter, Jesus, Teacher and Friend and many more. His music ministry has reached countless ears across North America and promises to reach out even further on this tour. Which U.S. state did he miss? Klusmeier laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was hoping you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask me that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hawaii. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beginning the first day of our tour tomorrow (Thursday) and I was thinking, we have two weeks in December when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing Advent concerts in New Zealand so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to fit Hawaii in there somewhere.â&#x20AC;? The second major partner in the Tour of a Lifetime is United Church Observer. Knox United Church, 1448

Fifth Ave., will host Ron Klusmeier on Wednesday, August 29 for a free music workshop, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Supper is at 6 p.m. ($6 a plate). Instrumental musicians gather and rehearse, must pre-register by visiting www.musiklus.com. The Tour of a Lifetime fundraiser concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Concert tickets are $20 (children, youth, $5.) Five per cent of concert revenues will be donated to Canadian Foodgrains Bank to raise awareness and money for world hunger; five per cent of ticket price goes to a church designated by ticket purchaser. Together with matching support from CIDA, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank has provided over one million tonnes of food assistance since 1983. For more information on the local event contact Tom Hynd at 250-563-6188 or Diane Kjorven at 250-614-6874.

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Enjoy Summer Harvest at Huble Homestead Historic Site. Learn how pioneers prepared for winter and take part in heritage demonstrations. Games for children, vegetables for sale from the Huble Garden. Sunday and Monday, Sept. 2 and 3. Event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Huble Homestead is located 40 km. north of Prince George off Hwy. 97 on Mitchell Road. Phone 250-564-7033 for more.

Pilots special guests when they play CN Centre on Sept. 15. Lead vocalist and keyboard artist is Antonio Beliveau, other band members are his brother bassist Mike Beliveau, drummer Dave Elitch and keyboardist West Styles. Tickets for the Stone Temple Pilots concert with Crash Kings are available at all Ticketmaster outlets or order online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

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Renee McCloskey reminds us to register (individuals or teams) for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure. need about 80 people to help with things like building the balloon archway and we can use some help setting up the stage at the Civic Centre. We would also like to have people stationed at points along the route, encouraging participants along – and keeping them on course.” Those who take part in the Run need not worry about fitness levels or mobility issues, she said. “We don’t want people to think this is a timed marathon that they have to train hard for. They just

have to participate in any way they can. We can accommodate any mobility issues – some people are in wheelchairs. For people not up to doing the five kilometre walk/run, there is a one kilometre run.” Pink is the colour of choice but it is not mandatory. “Teams often arrive all dressed up. And people show up in pink feather boas so you get a sense of what the Run is all about. It’s meant to be fun. The participants come out for people they know who are going

through breast cancer or for those they have lost.” The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is the largest, singleday, volunteer-led event for breast cancer in Canada. There are eight run communities in B.C. The local 21st annual CIBC Run for the Cure takes place Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Prince George Civic Centre. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. To register, volunteer or donate, visit the Run for the Cure website at www.cbcf.org.

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The RE/MAX Centre City Baseball Canada Senior Championship continues. Today’s schedule begins at noon with a pair of games. At Citizen Field, the Halifax Canadians (Nova Scotia) play the Windsor Stars (Ontario). At the same time, the Strathroy Royals (Ontario) meet the Chatham Ironmen (New Brunswick) at Rotary Field. Two more games at Citizen Field round out the day’s action. At 3 p.m., the Reston Rockets (Manitoba) play the Victoria Mavericks (B.C.). The evening game at 7 p.m. is a battle between the host Prince George Westcana Electric Axemen and Fort Saskatchewan A’s (Alberta). The playoff round begins on Saturday at 4 p.m. with the gold-medal final on Sunday at 7 p.m. Free Press sports editor Alistair McInnis will be calling play-by-play of the action, the webcasts available through worldbaseball.ca. Check www.pgfreepress.com for updates.

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The Prince George Cougars’ pre-season hasn’t even started, so there remains a certain amount of uncertainty surrounding the upcoming season’s team. But training camp starts today, so that means management will get a closer look at its roster. For this team, a lot of those faces will be the same. Thirteen forwards, seven defenceman and one goalie off the team’s 2011-12 regular roster are back in camp. The Cougars’ lineup doesn’t have an established superstar – sorry, no Brett Connolly here – but they carry upside, particularly in the forward position. The list of returning forwards includes five 1995-born players going into their sophomore season: Alex Forsberg, Chase Witala, Jordan Tkatch, Jarrett Fontaine and Jake Mykitiuk. “I think there should be some confidence there,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark said. “Our young guys actually contributed probably beyond what we thought they would last year, but they had to play a lot too. We look for that growth to continue.” The forward core is led by Troy Bourke, who enters his third season after a memorable offseason which saw him get selected at the NHL Entry Draft. The Colorado Avalanche used a third round (72nd overall) pick to secure Bourke, who led the Cats in scoring last season with 18 goals and 38 assists for 56 points in 71 games. Acquired in a trade from the Red Deer Rebels last season, Daulton Siwak is a 1993-born forward who will be looking to add scoring touch to the Cougars. They’ll also be expecting contributions from offseason acquisitions 1994-born Jari Erricson (from Everett Silvertips) and 1993-

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Abby Jackson, 14, competes in the barrel racing event at the Tim Horton’s Little Britches Rodeo at Nukko Lake on Saturday. born Colin Jacobs (from Seattle Thunderbirds). “We feel we’ve got a pretty strong core down the middle,” Clark said. With the extra experience, it’s a sure bet the league’s lowest scoring team in 2011-12 will see a drastic increase in its goals-for total. The Cougars’ 166 goals in 72 games worked out to an average of 2.3 goals per game. Offensive futility played a major role in the team playing to a record of 24 wins, 46 losses, zero overtime setbacks and two shootout defeats (24-46-0-2). Their 50 points were better than only the Prince Albert Raiders (21-45-3-3). On many occasions last season, the Cougars were badly outshot and had to rely on overage starting goalie Drew Owsley to keep them in the game. They’ll try and improve

in their own end with a defence led by Daniel Gibb, who’s a lock to hold one of their three 1992-born overage positions this season. The team’s backup last season, 1994-born netminder Devon Fordyce returns to the lineup. At the moment, it appears as though the starter’s position is his to lose. The Cougars almost have enough returning players to fill a roster. Clark has no problem guiding so many familiar faces, noting that players will be battling hard to try and secure a spot in the lineup. Clark said that he’s been impressed by the progress he’s seen. “Every player has made gains in their fitness coming back over the summer, so certainly they’ve put in the effort that way.”

NOTES: Training camp – On Wednesday, the Cougars released a schedule for training camp, which runs through Tuesday. About 74 players were expected to compete for roster spots. The camp begins with registration and fitness testing at 3 p.m. today. There will be practice sessions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Scrimmages and practices will continue on Saturday and Sunday. Monday evening marks the Young Guns Game, taking place at 7 p.m. The Cougars’ Intrasquad Game will unfold on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Golf tournament – The inaugural Prince George Cougars Alumni/Hospital Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Friday gave returning players the opportunity to reconnect prior to this

week’s hockey school. The tournament was held at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club, with Clark among the participants. “It gave (the players) some time to get together as a group and talk about how the summer went,” he said. The Cougars Hockey School began on Monday and wraps up today. Pre-season – The Cougars begin their pre-season schedule in St. Albert, Alta., at the annual Oil Kings Tournament. They meet the Red Deer Rebels on Sept. 1 and Medicine Hat Tigers on Sept. 2. The Cougars welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings to CN Centre for a doubleheader on Sept. 7 and 8. They wrap up their fivegame pre-season schedule on the road, Sept. 14 against the Kamloops Blazers.

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Prince George Spruce Kings pre-season tryouts will soon be in session. Main training camp for the B.C. Hockey League team runs today through Sunday at the Coliseum. Registration runs for an hour starting at 1 p.m., with the first on-ice

comers came into Prince George this week for the camp. Prospects who skated in the Spring Prospects Camp in April will also be among the registered players in attendance. They’ll try and land one of up to 22 roster spots. The Spruce Kings will play in

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The countdown to UNBC’s Canada West kickoff is on. In only a couple of weeks, the Timberwolves will begin their first soccer season as members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Although their regular season doesn’t begin until Sept. 8, the men have already tested themselves against opposition in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. The Timberwolves travelled to Vancouver Island on Wednesday for a trio of pre-season games. They opened the set against their division rivals, the Victoria Vikes, on Thursday. Today they meet the Victoria Highlanders of the Premier Development League. After a day off, the Timberwolves wrap up their Island visit on Sunday in Nanaimo against the Vancouver Island Mariners. The Timberwolves and Mariners are familiar with each other as rivals in PacWest (formerly the B.C. Colleges Athletic Association) from 2007 to 2011. The pre-season action doesn’t end in Nanaimo. The Timberwolves plan to hold a pre-season home game against the Grande Prairie Regional College

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UNBC Timberwolves fifth-year player Danny Dell controls the ball during a training session for the men’s soccer team at the North Cariboo Fields on Sunday. Wolves of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference next week. Regular UNBC soccer pre-season training began on the weekend. Men’s head coach Alan Alderson knows the path to becoming a Canada West contender will have road bumps. “It’s our very first year in CIS so I’m not oblivious to the fact that everybody is slating that we’re going to come 11th out of 11,” he said following a practice session on Sunday. “But

my challenge to these guys is let’s see if we can fight and show our potential, and see if we can surprise some people and make this a pretty special season.” Thursday’s contest gave the Timberwolves a look at the same squad they’ll open their 14-game regular season schedule against. The Timberwolves and Vikes meet in a doubleheader in Victoria on Sept. 8 and 9. The Timberwolves, Vikes, UBC Thunderbirds (Vancouver), Trinity Western Spartans (Langley) and

Fraser Valley Cascades (Abbotsford) will play in the five-team Pacific Division. The Alberta-based Calgary Dinos, Mount Royal Cougars (Calgary), Alberta Golden Bears (Edmonton) and Lethbridge Pronghorns join the Saskatchewan Huskies (Saskatoon) and Winnipeg Wesmen in the Prairie Division. Mount Royal and Winnipeg will also be competing in their first Canada West season. The Timberwolves will play doubleheaders against

divisional rivals, and see each Prairie team once. Canada West playoffs run Nov. 1 to 4 with the CIS championship tournament Nov. 8 to 11 in Laval, Quebec. Already facing the daunting task of facing Canada West opposition, the schedule isn’t doing the Timberwolves any favours. Eight of their 14 games will unfold on the road. Furthermore, for rivals in the Prairie Division their games against UNBC represent their only contest of the weekend. After games at Alberta on Sept. 15 and Saskatchewan on Sept. 16, the Timberwolves open their home schedule with a doubleheader against Trinity Western on Sept. 22 and 23. A full look at the men’s and women’s schedules is available under UNBC athletics at www.unbc.ca/ athletics. On the pitch, Alderson has already noticed an obvious characteristic they need to change. “They’re a very quiet bunch and again, the bad news is generally a team that’s the quietest team is the team that’s not winning. One of the things I’m trying to do is get boys who are not used to being loud to be loud, because loud is about confidence,

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Andy Cameron knows today’s UNBC lineup is much different than what he’ll see in a couple of weeks. But at the same time, the women’s soccer head coach has been pleased with the effort he’s seen this preseason. The Timberwolves began regular pre-season training on the weekend. “I think the biggest thing from a coach’s perspective is trying to get to know the players and trying to get the right fit on the field, getting the right combinations

of players playing together,” he said. “This is my first look at some of the players, so it’s about trying to figure out tactically how you want to play, and attack and defend, then fitting based on the players that you have and then putting them in the right spots.” Cameron has been leading practice sessions for close to 14 players. He expects between 18 and 20 players on the roster once the university classes begin shortly after Labour Day. The women open their regular season schedule Sept. 8 on the road against the Winnipeg Wesmen. They’ll stay

in Winnipeg for a game the following day against the Manitoba Bisons. The Timberwolves’ home opener is the following weekend, as they host the Victoria Vikes on Sept. 15 and Fraser Valley Cascades on Sept. 16. Thirteen teams will hit the pitch in Canada West Universities Athletic Association women’s soccer this season. The Timberwolves will play each other squad once for a 12-game schedule. The Timberwolves will play at home for a second consecutive weekend when they meet the Saskatchewan Huskies on Sept. 22 and

Regina Cougars on Sept. 23. Their two other home contests are against the Calgary Dinos (Oct. 6) and Lethbridge Pronghorns (Oct. 7). As for road games, UNBC will also visit the Mount Royal Cougars in Calgary (Sept. 29), the Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton (Sept. 30), the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley (Oct. 12) and the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver (Oct. 13). Canada West playoffs begin on Oct. 27. The Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship tournament runs Nov. 8 to 11 in Victoria.

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it’s about being assertive, it’s about communicating so we need to build that as part of who we are,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons why I’ve been pretty aggressive and assertive with them, so that we start becoming more like that because when we go to war against those Canada West teams, we can’t go in timid. We have to go in confident and again, assertive and aggressive so we can battle with those teams.” The Timberwolves are carrying about 25 players on their roster, a number Alderson expects to rise slightly once the fall semester begins after Labour Day on Sept. 3. They’re allowed to dress a maximum of 18 players for CIS games. Although Alderson joined UNBC this year, there will be some familiar faces on the sidelines. Last year’s head coach Sonny Pawar and assistant Brad Stewart, who ran the program as volunteers, are back with the Timberwolves to help Alderson guide the players. “They both bring some wonderful things to this team and I’m very, very excited that they are willing to be a part of it,” Alderson said. For closer looks at the team’s roster, check upcoming issues of the Free Press.

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UNBC Timberwolves are going As training camps begin for into their first season of CIS the Prince George Cougars and competition. I will be fine withSpruce Kings, hockey is once again in the forefront albeit NHL out the NHL in October and November and even headlines continue December. to circulate about a I remain neutral on potential lockout. Hart this issue. However, Ho hum! Beat if I had to choose a Whether one side I would lean has followed this HARTLEYMILLER towards the players, labour dispute although I am already closely or not, fans disenchanted with the rhetoric understand there will likely be on collective bargaining from a work stoppage on Sept.15. To both sides which unfortunately this end, the nastiness between is only going to get worse. the owners and players has Topics like The Players’ Share, certainly not reached the proRevenue Sharing, The Salary portions of the previous lockout Cap “Floor”, The Guaranteed which lasted the entire 2004-05 Contract, and The Escrow Payseason. In other words, I am confident ment sound interesting, but I don’t need a play-by-play, in suggesting the impasse will minute-by-minute update on the temporarily delay the start of negotiations. Analysis is fine, the season. Unlike eight years as sports networks need to fill ago, the major stumbling block time, but it becomes nauseating of whether to institute a salary to hear spin after spin. cap is not in question this time. I can certainly do without Here’s my viewpoint on this the grandstanding for the TV matter: cameras. On one hand NHLPA I support a shortened season. executive director Donald Fehr 70 games, 60, even 50 works is surrounded by nearly every fine for me. Often we complain superstar player in the league to the regular season is too long. show a united front. Well, once With a lockout, that problem is paycheques are missed, I am solved. sure the dissidents will start to My time can easily be spent “rear their ugly heads”. elsewhere in the fall. I can pay On the other hand, do we more attention to football (both need to see a fatigued, irritated NFL and CFL), the MLB races and pompous-looking Brian and playoffs, even the NBA. Burke every time NHL commisIn addition, this gives lower leagues like the WHL and BCHL sioner Gary Bettman tells the media: “I do think it’s fair to say more exposure. Moreover, the

that the sides are still apart -- far apart -- and have different views of the world and the issues?” If that isn’t posturing I am not sure what is. We all know the fans will return in droves after a labour dispute so can both sides stop with suggestions that the game is in jeopardy. I trust neither chief negotiator. Bettman is comfortable knowing his $8 million a year is not on the table. He’s been down this road twice before and since the owners have proven they cannot police themselves, who better than the bad cop (Bettman) to facilitate their dirty work. Fehr is not passionate about hockey. He is slick, well-spoken and even convincing but the fans are the least of his concerns. He cares about his clients and not the game. On one level, it is tiresome hearing about where Shane Doan will play or whether Roberto Luongo will be traded to Florida, Tampa or Toronto, but those kinds of speculation stories still outweigh the mundane labor negotiations. I am not sure if the players’ motive of trying to divide the owners will be successful, but spare me the details, let me know the actual date the puck will drop and then we can move forward. In the meantime, although ever-popular hockey pools are on hold, may I suggest a pool

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The Prince George Free Press has an immediate opening for a Delivery Driver in the Upper College Heights area. This position is suitable for someone who would like to supplement their income. This position is night shift, twice per week, delivering the Prince George Free Press to our carriers’ homes. Must have a reliable and suitable vehicle, plus the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. If interested, please contact: Heather Trenaman, Circulation Manager The Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street V2N 1T3 Ph: 250-564-0504 Fax: 250-562-0025 Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com

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Ad Designer Full and Part Time The Prince George Free Press is growing again and is looking for a creative talented ad designer. This position is perfectly suited for someone who loves to work in a fast-paced environment, and can work well both independently and as part of the team. The ideal candidate will have; experience in working with Adobe Creative Suite (In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat); strong print ad portfolio; attention to detail; and a creative spark. The Prince George Free Press is an independently owned community newspaper serving Prince George and BC interior markets for over 17 years. If working in a positive, goal oriented team environment, with state of the art equipment and the potential to earn an above industry average income appeals to you, submit your resume in conﬁdence to: Ron Lovestone, Regional Manager The Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street V2N 1T3 Fax: 250-562-0025 Email: publisher@northeastnews.ca.com

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Food Handlers • Volunteers Care Givers • In Home Now accepting registration:

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SUTCO Contracting Ltd. has increased our fleet. We have openings for experienced drivers in our flatbed division. Late model equipment, steady work, extended benefits, satellite dispatch, e-logs and fully assigned tractors. We need drivers experienced with flat-bed work, US capable an asset, some Canada Only runs available. Please fax resume and current abstract 1250-357-2009. Contact 1-888-3572612 Ext 230 or check us out www.sutco.ca

WANTED: Class 1 truck drivers and/or Owner Operators to haul logs in the Mackenzie area for Duz Cho Logging. Must submit resume along with driver’s abstract and be able to meet all safety standards. Please send application to joydcllp@gmail.com or fax 250-997-5430.

Employment

Career Opportunities

Study online or on campus Nursing Unit Clerk – 6 months - Work in the heart of the hospital Pharmacy Technician – 8 months - The first CCAPP accredited program in BC Medical Transcriptionist – 9 months - Work online or in hospitals Financial Aid available • PCTIA and CCAPP accredited

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Carl Wikjord, CIRP BDO Canada Ltd. Trustee in Bankruptcy 510-550 Victoria St. Prince George, BC V2L 2K1 An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilﬁeld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. Dana Mandi EAST INDIAN RESTAURANT REQUIRES: 2 full-time Chefs, 40 hrs per week, $17/hr min 2 yrs exp. 1 Food server supervisor 40 hrs per week $18/hr. Must speak Hindi or Punjabi & English. Drop resume @ 2095 5th Ave. or email: nijjerb@hotmail.com Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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Full time position providing advisory and lending services to new and expanding businesses. Additional information available at www.cfquesnel.com.

ELECTRICIANS

Recruiting journeyman and apprentice electricians for contracts throughout BC. Industrial/maintenance experience an asset. Clean Drivers Abstract and Drug/Alcohol Test are essential.

Please fax 250-992-7855 or email jobs@summitelec.com

Please apply in person at: #142-6333 Southridge Avenue, Prince George

Arrow Transportation Systems Inc., is a diversified transportation, logistics, and materials handling company with operations throughout Canada and the U.S.

Qualiﬁed applicants please submit your resume to: jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant Attn: Dan Buis P.O. Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

Sales

Andre’s Electronic Experts is expanding their sales force. Looking for an individual with sales experience & knowledge of appliances/ electronics. Full time Salary/Commission w/potential income to be $45-$60k + benefits including extended health plan. Drop off resumes to 2591A Vance Road. Attention: Ed Jang or email ejang@andres1.com No phone calls please.

Home Care/Support

PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community

We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization:

Adult Residential Resources: Casual Life Skills Worker Closing date: August 31, 2012 at 1pm

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AREA SUPERVISOR

Our dynamic company is looking for someone interested in a career in Operations Management to join our team as Area Supervisor for our Trucking Division in Quesnel, BC.

• Electrician with industrial experience required to work at the Graymont Pavilion Lime Plant. • Must become engaged in continuous improvement and willing to work in a team environment. • Regular shifts will be 8 hrs/day from Monday to Friday – steady day shift. • Must be willing to work overtime when required. • Wages and beneﬁts as per the collective agreement. • Located in Pavilion B.C. situated between Cache Creek and Lillooet, B.C.

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The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-profit society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43+ years.

QUESNEL CHIPS DIVISION Looking for a Career? This might be for you.

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN

G Gilbert Renovation Year round reno needs. Int/ext, nothing too small. 30 yrs exp. Free estimates! Call Gaetan (250) 560-5845 or 552-7184

BUSINESS ADVISOR / LOANS MANAGER

Visions Electronics wants to change your life. Are you energetic, loyal, well-groomed and love a challenge? Are you tired of having your income limited to the number of hours you can work? We are the largest Retail Electronics company based in Western Canada and looking for the best salespeople available. No experience is required…just a desire to be the BEST. We offer the highest pay structure in the business, a full benefits package, and promote our managers from the sales floor. No whiners, No lazy people. No room for second place.

Graymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certiﬁcation. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required:

Handypersons Handyman from Newfoundland All jobs big & small, I’se the b’ye to do it all. Carpentry & plumbing etc. W.E.T.T. Certiﬁed. Call Jim 250.562.8203 / 250.613.5478

Home Improvements call Mark 250-614-3028 or

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Arrow oﬀers: • Growth potential • Training and Development • Competitive compensation & benefits package We are looking for: • A team player with excellent communication and people skills. • Strong in a high paced operations environment. • Strong organizationally. • Detailed orientated and self motivated. • Dedicated to learn and grow within our organization. • Ability to quickly assess an ever changing environment and make decisions that financially optimize division operations. Please send resume in confidence to: Lisa Savage, Director of People Systems - lsavage@arrow.ca, 710 Laval Crescent, Kamloops, BC, V2C 5P3, Fax: (250) 314-1750

A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualifications of the positions are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s web site at www.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers). To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position(s) you are applying for, to:

Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Home Improvements Bath & Kitchen Specialist

We bring creative design ideas to the table, as we work closely with you to achieve the perfect remodel. No job too big and none certainly, too small. Call Tom today for free estimate.

250-961-0439

Lou’s Renos Roger’s Renos

For all your home reno needs. We also help you renovate your rental units. References available. For free estimates call 250-964-6106 Ivan at 250-552-8106 or Roger 250-552-0471

Rooﬁng & Skylights Norm’s Rooﬁng

*Residential rooﬁng & re-rooﬁng*

WCB & Liability Insured Free Estimates (250)961-4500

Pets & Livestock

Pets Boxer Puppies, vet checked with all shots up to date. $700. each Ready Aug 20 250-5673193

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Garage Sales Moving Sale One Day Only Sat Aug 25th 10am - 3pm Includes some 1940’s vintage furniture 277 Burden St

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale 3 Fiberglass showers 42”x 73” x 34” in good condition $600 obo. 14’6” Fiberglass boat $850 obo 250-962-5010 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Silver Coins etc. Available now: 250-863-3082

$100 & Under

Real Estate

Spa @ Home. Poor circulation inﬂammation, skin conditions. Natural/Herbal. All ages. Sat & Sun only 1156 4th Ave

Houses For Sale

$200 & Under Driest ﬁre wood in town! Split & delivered $180 real cord (250)562-7111

3bdrm house, on 2 lots, for more info go to Kelowna Craigslist. Established grapes.

Lakeshore Summit Lake: 1 acre sub lake lot A-frame w/trailer & hydro. $35,000 Ph 778-415-2150 after 5

Lots 2 acre building lot (219’ x 397’) in city limits. 10862 Jutland Rd $35,000 Ph (250)964-0357

‘Pooh’ Collectors

Variety of bumper pads, bedding, sheets, blanket, etc. Classic /modern ‘Winnie’, plus other baby patterns. New and like new. Good for crafters or new parents. Box of 25 items, value $400, sell $65. Phone 250596-1220

Food Products FARM raised chickens. No hormones, antibiotics or by products. Processed and shrink wrapped. $3.50 per pound. Please call after 6pm 778.349-0143

Garage Sales 8190 Prince Edward Cres Sat Aug 25th 9am - 2pm Fridge, truck canopy, tools & many misc!!

Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Ask us about our Free Rent option! Please cal 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Carriage Lane Estates

2 & 3 BDRM TOWNHOUSES Close to CNC and shopping

(250)563-3093

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Duplex / 4 Plex

Midtowne

1/2 Duplex, 3 brm. up, 1 dwn, 2 baths. 2633 Quince St. $750 per month, n/p (250)563-4205

Shared Accommodation

• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available • Close to hospital & downtown • Rent includes heat, hot water • Elevator to undercover parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets, drapes • Laundry on each ﬂoor • No pets

To Rent Call:

250-561-1447 Bach $450, 1 bdr. $570, 2 bdr. $680; heat, h/w incl., 1601 Queensway; 250-596-4275 250-612-7199 Briarwood Apts. 1330/80 Foothills Blvd. 1 & 2 Bdrm suites 250-561-1571 HARDWOOD MANOR APTS Under New Management!

3 bdrm, 1.5 bath new ﬂooring & paint, near Duchess Park school. $800/mo plus util. Avail Sept 1st (250)562-4809 Pet friendly, 2 or 3 bdrm, central location. 1 month free for senior. 250-649-8439

Homes for Rent

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Shared Accommodation

Under New Management

Auto Services

3820 - 15th Ave

Spacious 3 bdrm apts Clean, quiet, secure entrance. Students Welcome. Rental Incentives. No Dogs

Phone 250-596-4555

SUMMIT APTS

2666 Upland Street 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rent includes: hydro, heat, hot water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets

250-564-3162

VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included Call (250)561-1446

1 bdrm fully furnished bsmt suite. Foothills & 1st Ave. Single person, NS NP $600/mo incl utilities. (250)561-7051 2 bdrm bsmt suite, W/D dishwasher, hardwood ﬂrs, $850 inc utilities Available immed (250)649-9761 or 964-4700 Furn. 1 bdrm, seperate entrance & laundry. Quiet, clean, working person. Util. incl. NS/NP. Ref. req. $650 plus security. Phone(250)562-9153

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CE • OFFI ERCIAL M • COM IL A T • RE Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Duplex / 4 Plex

Antiques / Classics

Cars - Domestic

Restorable pre 1950 cars. Pacer, Studebaker & Hudson (250)563-0802

‘96 Chrysler Eagle Vision Good condition, no rust, newer tires. Asking $2500 OBO 250-964-3117

Recreational/Sale

Cars - Sports & Imports

SPORT SEDAN

1982 Camper Van, new gas tank, motor good, recent other work done. Great for seniors or hunters $2000 obo 250563-4687

Sport Utility Vehicle ‘99 Honda CRV Special Edition 4 cyl, all wheel drive, auto AC,looks like new, 200,000 km, $6500 obo 250-649-6487

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2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC HIGHLINE 2.0L Turbo 1-4, Manual, Leather interior, Loaded, Financing as low as 0.9% APR on approved credit. Only 15,521 kms. $27,499 Sale $28,499 Hub City Motors 1822 Queensway 250.564.7228 www.hubcitymotors.com

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Claims against the estate of Robert Milton Wannop are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that full particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at 761 Tay Crescent, Prince George, British Columbia, V2M 3V3, on or before Sept 30, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. GAYLE MICHALOVSKY - WANNOP, EXECUTOR

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Modular Homes

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HILLSBOROUGH Apts

1575 Queesway 250-596-9484

coming Prince Quiet, to safe, clean,George friendlyfor school? Quiet, home furnished homefriendly to share for to share with single female student. Avail. woman. Sept. 31. On bus route, Internet in$450. On bus route, own cluded, own bedroom, share bedroom, share$550. rest ofCan house, rest of house, be Internet incl. Roomcost and negoboard room and board, can be Availability negotiated. starting Sharing tiable. house working woman. July orwith August. References References required. required. Contact Lorraine atlorraines@citywest.ca lorraines@citywest.ca

Lower College Heights. 3 br $1300/m N/S, N/P. Call Gary 250-649-6699

1 bedroom in house shared accommodation, for quiet, mature, single, female student. $400 per month. includes, sep bedroom & family room on 1st ﬂoor. Util included plus cable and wiﬁ 250-596-1374

1 & 2 bdrm suites Heat & Hot water included.

Are youto a female Coming PG forstudent school?

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